The Straits Maritime Journal and General News, 4 January 1896

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  • 25 1 THE Straits Maritime Journal. AND GENERAL NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND S/ ?DAY. VOL, 3. N<*. 101. PENANG. SATURDAY 4TH JANUARY, 1896. PRICE 20 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 486 1 ■BOIJS G| N. ■K. J. Tttartyn. and Ai* Ajent*. THE NEW YEAR. Pritchard Co., WINES, HAVE JUST RECEIVED SPI RITS, PER g g .‘BORNEO” CIGARS, PROVISIONS. Ladies white Japanese Straw Sailor Hats, For the Convenience of Small Families and Messes. La<lles Pedal Br<?wn Rustl Sai,or Hats, Assorted Cases of Wines
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    • 14 1 Johannis. THK KING OF Natural table Waters, and Dewars* Whisey, |H< J. Martyn> Penney.
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  • 677 2 JANUARY MEETING, 1896. PROPOSED PROGRAMME, FIRST DAY. Tuesday, the 14th January, 1896. THE MAIDEN PLATE. —Value §2uU. For Maiden Horses (per Pule XXXII.) Weight per scale (10 st. 7 lbs.) Distance 1 mile. Entrance $10. Second Hack. THE GOVERNOR’S CUP.—A Cup presented by H. E Si it
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    • 380 2 CRITERION TIFFIN AND BILLIARD ROOMS. BEACH STREET No. 7. (One minute from the Landing Stage) it. B I LJj I A RD& It E A 1) I N G BOOMS. r DP Wines, Spirits, Beers and Mineral Waters of the best quality only. Tiffin daily from 1 p. m. to
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    • 370 2 GUAT CHENG Bros. 1 27 BEACH STR&SiSi. PENANG, Commission Agents General Store-keepers SHI P PING SU P PLIED. WANTED. W. two-sloried House in Towu Bishop King or Ligb Street preferred. Rent must be moderate Apply by letter, Alpha,” office of the “Straits Mari time Journal.” BRITISH .INDIA STEAM N A
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  • 1995 3 Having in our last issue given a general resume of the eveets of 1895 throughout the world, it lIOTV behoves us to turn more particularly to the affairs of the Straits Settlements. Here, as elsewhere, things having been pretty, dull the dominant feeling apparently being
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  • 1389 4 The P. an;] O. M ill sPaw'i' Pekin having left Colombo for Penang at. 2 p. m. on (he 31st ultimo, may therefore be expected here this afternoon or early to-morrow. 'Hie s. s. Pi)ole Chliii], Capt. Case, from Penang to Dangkat, got aground off
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  • 64 4 Pknaxg, 4m January, 1896. London, Bank o-d and T. T. 2/l:-f>/$ Da. 4 months 2/1-H/4 Da. Private bi!U 9 months 2/2 CnlenttaT.T. und o,d Rs. !82 Rangoon rr 181-4* Bombay 182 Madras 181 Batavia ILnk o/i 129 Hongkong, Bank demand or T. P. prei». Do. 7 days' sight Private
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  • 110 4 Penang, 4th January, 1896. Tin $31.80 seller». I nuify no supply. Black Pepper j West Coast-. 9;q se j| e f Acheeu slbs. 80a 10 25 do. While Pepper 13.10 do. Cloves (picked) SO.— do. Mace No. 1 84.—sell#!'». Nutmegs 85. do. 0 No 1 6.40 do. Su-ar
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  • 296 5 FIRST *D AY. 1st Race. —THK MAIDEN PLATE. Bookseller Ain tree Dalesman Spread Eagle 2nd Race.—THE GOVERNOR’S CUP. Dr. Biown’s Sir Visto, 300 A. C. Cspel’s Rejected, 300 Dr. Locke’s Flycatcher, 250 Chin Teng’a Sat prise, 250 Kh oo \Vah Sin’s Roseleaf, 250 Lim Hiu’s
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  • 274 5 CORRESPONDENCE Whilst we are always ready to insert any properly expressed letter from our subscribers, we do not of course hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by them THE VENEZUELA QUESTION. The President of the United States does not seem to excel in statesmanship. To satisfy a passion for
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  • 367 5 (From our own Correspondent.) A new Customs tariff for the Eastcoast of Sumatra will come into operation on Ist January next. The export duty rice, horses, mace, nutmegs, cinamun, katjanp tuush, can ton, laJca wood, peper and betal nuts, has been rescinded. Civilisation seems to he progressing rapidly
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  • 218 5 (From our Golfing Correspondent.) Singapore, 29th Dec. Dear Mr. Editor, There is so much to tell you since I last wrote on Friday morning, that Pm hanged if I know which end to begin. First of all, the Native States Civil Service beat the world at Cricket by
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  • 41 5 A rich voting Malay Tungn Muds.. \V is heard to rein hi k one day Sudab, B >ja saliya I’ll air On the back of a chair, While my sarong gangs on a kaiti liuda. i 1
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  • 526 5 A limit a couple of months ago we pub'isbed lbs 6 sfc particulars of a dreadful piracy Mild mimUr in tli© Eastern aeas on hoard the “Marin I!.,” a boat whiell left Singapore io the beginning of (he year. These parficaims are now published by Mr.
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  • 1068 6 Its Condemnation by an American, While all America’ is discussing the bearing of the Monroe doctrine on the boundary dispute between England and Venezuela, and debating the question of the 4 limits of toleration’ and the propriety of interference by the United States Government,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 54 6 H. J- M A R T Y N, Jun., o ~3C8?g«*-« T> IMPORTERS AND GENERAL DEALERS. Sole Agents for: e *> r Lucas Bol’s Old Gin Van Straalen, Monsieur and Erkelens Clarets, Hocks, Hurgundies, Etc. Hart Brothers’ Horse Food, Selected Hay. H. J. MARTYN, J NR Sole Importers for the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1409 7 M H ABRAMS THE EXCELSIOR DERATED jf LIVERY STABLE KEEPER AND TRAINER, WATER WORKS. IEITH STREET, PENANG. Telegrams EXCELSIOR PENANG. B MANATEE— JAMES COLLINS. Address: No. lFarquhar Street 110,868 U ,d l# Hi e (The oldest Mmted Water Factory in the Straits) Wm\J& Lt ri U' NDERth management of Mb.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 535 8 CHARTERED BANK OF NVIDIA, AUSTRALIA AND INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. 800,000 capital 335’,000 Reserve Fund PENANG BRANCH, INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS. ror 12 months, 4% p*r .nnum. For 6 months, 3|* annum. For 3 months, 2& per (CURRENT Deposit Accounts «reopened and Interest, allowed at 2 p«t L d Sil
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    • 227 8 B. 0. S- WHISKY. lit Retailed by. M kssks, HIN LEE Co. THE AN CHEE Co. SENG CIUN Co. GUAT CHENG BROS. Co. LEE HOO Co. DONALD MACKENZIE'S SCOTCH* WH iSK Y. SrKCIAU.T *l3 or r r L KD FOR SARXIES BROS., Side Importers, Straits Settlements and Native States, THEPRYE
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